Neuronal nitric oxide synthase modulation of dorsal horn neuronal responses in the rat: A developmental study

Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 301-307

  Urch, C E ^a   Dickenson, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

N methyl D aspartate Dorsal horn; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Nociceptive pathways; Postnatal development; Rat

Indexed keywords

7 NITROINDAZOLE; CELL ENZYME; ISOENZYME; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ADULTHOOD; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOKED SPINAL CORD RESPONSE; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECORDING; SPINAL CORD DORSAL HORN; SPINAL CORD NERVE CELL; SYNAPSE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENZYME INHIBITORS; EVOKED POTENTIALS; INDAZOLES; MALE; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NOCICEPTORS; POSTERIOR HORN CELLS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0344826639     PISSN: 03785866     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000073506     Document Type: Article

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